Carmack says pixel shaders now feel like a bygone craft in the age of gen-AI rendering
ID_AA_Carmack · x · 2026-07-24
John Carmack jokes that when he looks at water, he now thinks about pixel shaders, but in the age of generative-AI rendering that craft feels like an older era of engineering. The post is a nostalgic comparison between classic graphics work and modern AI rendering.
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